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Tottenham Hotspur have beaten Arsenal in the race to sign Lewis Holtby, the
Germany Under-21 captain, on a free transfer when his contract at Schalke
expires in the summer.

The 22-year-old has agreed a five-year deal at White Hart Lane that will earn
him about £80,000 a week, in addition to a signing-on fee of £500,000.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton have all long coveted the player, who informed
Schalke last month that he would not extend his stay in Gelsenkirchen.
However, it was Spurs who reached an agreement with Holtby only 72 hours
after Fifa’s rules permitted him to open